Question

What role did the French Revolution play in sparking independence movements in the Spanish colonies of the Americas?

Answer 1

Diffusion of the book Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen and a violent precendent of destruction of the Ancient Regime.

Step-by-step explanation:

The French Revolution meant the diffusion of the book Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen in the Spanish American intelligentsia and a precedent of overthrow of the Ancient Regime and its replacement by a Republican regime.

Answer 2

The French Revolution inspired many revolutions around the world in the same that that the American Revolution had inspired the French--it showed that great powers could be thwarted.